We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a little joy, then a sorrow, now a sin, then a generous or brave action.
Contrast Quotes
One feels inclined to say that the intention that man should be “happy” is not included in the plan of “Creation.”… We are so made that we can derive intense enjoyment only from a contrast and very little from a state of things.
Where there is much light, the shadow is deep.
The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
